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    I want to teach graphic design

    Hey everyone, I’m very interested in teaching graphic design as another part-time job just because the job that I’m working for right now isn’t that making enough for me to be financially stable and I would love to know any steps or any advice anyone has to start becoming a graphic design teacher. I know the basics of brand identity, web design, and even motion design. Also done YouTube for a little bit and have thought about doing skillshare, so any advice or any steps would be thankful. Based in Maryland if that helps.

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    2025/01/04
    03:26 UTC

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    Hi. How do I get this effect ?? Ty

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    2025/01/04
    03:08 UTC

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    How Can I Improve Communication Skills as a Product Designer?

    Hi everyone,

    I’m a Product Designer, and I understand that strong communication skills are essential in this field. While I’m confident in my design abilities, I’m working on improving both my social communication (team interactions, casual chats) and business communication (presenting ideas, collaborating with stakeholders).

    Do you have any suggestions for finding coaches or mentors to help with communication skills (not necessarily design-specific)? Or practical tips from your own experience?

    Thanks in advance!

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    2025/01/04
    02:44 UTC

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    2025/01/04
    00:26 UTC

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    Hello everyone! A question from a non-professional. What software can you recommend for layout/designing?

    I am the editor-in-chief of a student newspaper and I used to layout every issue in Canva (It was very convenient and intuitive for me). However, I have now lost access to my account and I think I should learn to use “normal” programs. I understand that I should raise my typography skills, so all I ask from you is to advise me which program is the best for me to learn?

    https://preview.redd.it/1a2314282vae1.png?width=490&format=png&auto=webp&s=217513464cb36f6ca95a59f1a7bb2904511206f7

    https://preview.redd.it/jzco3bi82vae1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=96e2b9610b1972dcc774a83474b696dbea72df33

    https://preview.redd.it/f64scx4d2vae1.png?width=976&format=png&auto=webp&s=5dd3ce7729922ee0dfea928e367add78383b3436

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    2025/01/03
    23:15 UTC

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    Looking for a professional way to block a person's face for privacy

    I have an image to put on social media. It is a group of 3 people, the middle person needs their face hidden for privacy reasons. I want it to look more professional than a smiley face or a heart. Blur looks like they've done something wrong. lol. Other ideas?

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    2025/01/03
    22:12 UTC

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    Help with layout for ADU

    I have a detached garage around 550ish sq feet that I would like to turn into an ADU. I am hoping I can work with someone and figure out a good layout for it something nice but simple. Thanks!!

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    2025/01/03
    21:52 UTC

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    Need Your Thoughts: Help Shape the New Streetwear Brand 'Ronin'!

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    2025/01/03
    20:14 UTC

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    printer recs?

    hi–I'm a designer and work on a lot of packaging. Seeking recs for a printer for quick prototyping and ideation with semi affordable ink.

    i am looking for a relatively affordable printer to have at my desk for quick prototypes (doesn't have to be full scale, just want to confirm dielines are matching up the way I think they are).

    Goal is to find one that doesn't run out of ink too quickly and prints fairly decent quality (ie never streaky, flat colors are printed flat, but doesnt have to be perfect at all).

    thanks! :)

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    2025/01/03
    18:08 UTC

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    Ai burger images

    Not a great look for a new company. I don’t want to crap on a new business, but the branding and the use of AI images for their food photography is a poor look.

    I think that there were some rules put in place a while back that states that the food has to be real images of the food that an institution serves, but I could be wrong.

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    2025/01/03
    17:42 UTC

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    This label?

    Does anyone have information about this label attached to the underside of a vintage chair?

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    2025/01/03
    16:30 UTC

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    Help with client prospecting

    Hi everyone, I'm just starting out as a freelancer in the area of ​​Social Media Design, but I already have 3 years of experience as a full-time designer in agencies. I wanted to share my prospecting strategy and hear your opinion.

    In my approach, I've been focusing on clients who are close to companies I've worked with during my time at agencies. When I first contact the client, I try to be welcoming and create a genuine connection, avoiding generic messages. I usually say something like:

    "Hello, how are you? I saw that (company name) is at (company address). I've provided services for (name of a nearby company), which is nearby!" (I usually send an image of the project I did for this nearby company).

    I end with: "It would be my pleasure to help you stand out on social media too." And then I send an example of a similar project, related to the client's niche or the work I did for the nearby company. I always leave the door open for conversation, without forcing a sale or devaluing the company's current design.

    My idea is to create a connection and show that I already know the region, believing that this can increase the chances of closing a deal. But I would like to know from you: what do you think of this approach? Am I on the right track?

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    2025/01/03
    15:41 UTC

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    Has your field/industry gotten less creative, and more production-heavy?

    I’ve been working in UX design (and web design before that). With the slew of lay offs and general contraction of the tech sector, it feels that product development and design has become less about problem solving (or especially problem identification), and more about executing ideas from the top. Work is more production focused, even at a senior level. Design leadership is all about how to better work with the rest of the organisation (deliver to stakeholders). This has been the case at multiple organisations I’ve been at.

    Has this changed in other design fields or industries? Are there any that still use design thinking, or at least start with defining the problem space?

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    2025/01/03
    15:36 UTC

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    Online poll

    Hey everyone. I was wondering if you fill in my poll on what two fonts I should use in a title sequence for a project. Thank you 💯

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdahWuJ_bM5U0I0yRjT6SSmiCw5dKuT_ZkdCy1Oj_OxNKnVVQ/viewform?usp=header

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    2025/01/03
    14:57 UTC

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    Masters in design after BA in mass com

    23F, I have finished BA in mass com. I have always been inclined towards designing and so I have self learned the skills and have done 2 paid internships and I am an ongoing part time contractor for an ad agency. I wanted to hone my skills and improve myself to be able to reach heights in this field. I’m thinking of pursuing a master’s. What do you guys suggest? As many of you are experts and experienced, I would love to hear from you. I thought of continuing my work but the pay is less. What all do I have to do to have a high paying career?

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    2025/01/03
    13:14 UTC

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    Tips From Our Experience With Decorpot, Designed Our Beautiful Home

    Hello Everyone!

    I'm here sharing a detailed view on interior designing experience we had with Decorpot, here sharing what we faced and what we achieved together as a family. People used to say building a home is not that easy, yes it is, we accept it. But, doing interiors for your dream home is way more tougher, and at the end what we get is, like the taste of a favourite dessert at the end of your favourite meal. How satisfied and blessed that would be, right, that's how you feel when you're done with your home interiors.

    We've done interiors for our Prestige Lakeside Habitat in Marathahalli  in Bangalore with one of the top interior designers in Bangalore, Decorpot! Yes, we had many doubts on who to choose, if chosen do they fulfill the work like the way we wish for, as Bengaluru has a wide number of interior designers. We understand that it is a hectic process, but from our experience here we have a detailed thing on doing interior design in Bangalore. We went to more than 7 interior designer brands, and all these places were like having one thing we wanted and lacking another particular thing. But, finally after lots of consultations and research, we found the gem, Decorpot. 

    Yes, having them as our interior designer we have many doubts on how it will be turning out after designing, will it last and everything. Then we trusted Decorpot having an initial consultation that met our needs in many ways, when compared to others out there. We had a deeper consultation with the Decorpot team, by letting them know about the thing we want and making them understand the needs. Then, they got to know us deeper, we went t o their experience centre and got to know about their works and the materials usage and on top of it they have their very own factory where they produce high quality materials. 

    After finalising the design, theme, color, materials and everything, we penned a document and gave them the initial amount as mentioned in the document for home improvement. After penning the document they said that the house will be handed over to you within 60 days. Ours is a 3 BHK apartment and we chose a minimalist design with lots of sustainable materials and statement pieces. 

    They started decluttering the unwanted from our kitchen and started their work. The project manager used to make a call regularly and ask us if there’s any query on work that happened these days. We visited our home daily to see how the work is progressing and for a daily update, we walked into our apartment on a daily basis. We were super excited to see how our home is getting ready. After the 24th day the work was very delayed, we tried to call the project manager, but she was busy connecting the call with some other person. That person just consoled us, and she was like it will be done soon. They haven’t been to our apartment for like 5 days.

    Then the project manager connected to us and let us know the reason behind the delay. We coped up with them and understood them, they literally kick started the work with a great boost, but the thing is we got our beautifully designed apartment but after 10 days of the mentioned. Above that, we even got a little misunderstanding, but our project manager, she clarified and updated us on what we wanted exactly. 

    The misunderstanding and delay made us feel very low. To overcome that, we trusted Decorpot and the quality of their work, what we had seen in our apartment till that misunderstanding. With lots of trust and belief in Decorpot, we then went with lots of excitement. They just handed over our dream home after 72nd day, after we signed the contract document. The home interior was truly a way more good experience, and they ensured that our preference and needs were met. We were over-joyed on how our home turned out! 

    This is why we said that the process was more hectic than building a home, it was totally a roller coaster experience, where we had a fearful, thrilling and exciting experience on the whole. What we guys have for you as a tip is, just trust your designers and have affirmations via document, so that it can be a smooth yet delayed process. But, trust us guys, Decorpot really nailed our apartment more and more beautifully. 

    Plan, plan, plan and plan everything around your home, like how you want, what you’re gonna do in this space and that space. A well planned space will be an awesome execution with the right interior designers like Decorpot. 

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    2025/01/03
    11:21 UTC

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    Am I a lost Graphic Designer?

    Hello there. I've been working as a Graphic and Motion Designer with some illustration skills for almost 10 years now. I started as a freelancer and then got a position at a small marketing agency 3 years ago. But I have the feeling things are just getting worse and I'm sick of creating a lot, but "poor" content for mostly social media nowadays. Also I feel like I'm stuck and won't improve my income at all compared to my friends who work in other fields.

    I've been looking for jobs at other companies, but it's really difficult to find something that doesn't sound worse. It seems like they want one person to cover several different job positions (Art Director, Graphic Designer, Web Developer, Social Media Strategist, Videographer, Project Manager,...). I also get sick reading about the cultures at other companies, where I could tell that all those photos taken from their super cool company parties are just screaming "this is a toxic work place and that's why we need to throw a huge party regularly where our employees can get drunk and forget everything for one night and be numb"

    I'm wondering if I should learn more 3D Design to get better chances on the job market (also I'm interested in 3D graphics in animation, but never took the time to fully learn it) OR if I should risk a complete career switch in my mid 30s? I feel like Graphic Design gets even less valued than it already was before. Now that there are so many free templates and "easier" softwares to use and with the rise of AI. Anyone here in a similar situation or thoughts to share? I really feel down and don't know what to do atm... sorry for this downer at the beginning of a new year lol

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    2025/01/03
    11:13 UTC

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    I am looking for a graphic designer who can help design and illustrate a TTC (trying to conceive) journal. Any leads?

    Hi everyone,
    I'm looking for recommendations for a talented graphic designer or illustrator to help design a journal tailored for women on their journey to pregnancy. The content is ready; I just need someone experienced to bring it to life visually. Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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    2025/01/03
    11:01 UTC

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    Palm Springs Comic Sans Tramway

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    2025/01/03
    10:42 UTC

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    What could be nice here? Designing a facade for an old school barbershop (with a modern twist)

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    2025/01/03
    10:30 UTC

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    I tried to make a low budget game seem fun.

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    2025/01/03
    08:17 UTC

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    Annotations

    How is everyone annotating notes for inspiration? Markup on my iPad has been the best I've found so far but would love to switch to something better.

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    2025/01/03
    07:26 UTC

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    Would You Join a Challenge-Based Freelance Platform?

    Imagine a platform where freelancers can participate in creative challenges to build their portfolios, win rewards, and get noticed by clients.

    • Would you join something like this?
    • What would motivate you to participate? (Monetary rewards, skill development, networking?)

    Let me know your thoughts! Your input could shape the next big thing for freelancers. 🚀

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    2025/01/03
    06:09 UTC

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    Typographic poster I made for my University | Hand-drawn and screenprinted | 2024

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    2025/01/03
    00:07 UTC

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    Fundamentals of design

    I've created this syllabus and I want to share it with you because it could be useful for anyone starting out.

    It's not a super elaborate syllabus, but it does cover the basics of design, which I find useful.

    Please share your feedback and any suggestions you think are important.

    Ps: I'd like to remind you again that this is just a macro syllabus, to help guide you.

    Syllabus - Fundamentals of Graphic Design


    1. Introduction to Graphic Design

    • Objective: To understand what graphic design is, its history and importance in visual communication.
    • Content
      • Definition of Graphic Design.
      • Brief History of Graphic Design.
      • Importance of Graphic Design in Visual Communication.
    • Study material**:
      • Main book: "Meggs' History of Graphic Design".
    • Exercises:
      • Research and write a 500-word summary on the impact of graphic design on a specific sector (e.g. fashion, technology, media).
      • Identify and analyze 3 examples of graphic design applied in visual communication.

    2. Basic Principles of Design

    • Objective: To master the fundamental principles and apply them in practice.
    • Content
      • Contrast.
      • Alignment.
      • Repetition.
      • Proximity.
      • Balance and Hierarchy.
    • Study material
      • Main book: "The Non-Designer's Design Book" - Robin Williams.
    • Exercises:
      • Create a simple poster using each principle as the main focus (e.g. one poster emphasizing contrast, another hierarchy, etc.).
      • Analyze existing designs and identify how the principles have been applied.

    3. Fundamental Elements of Design

    Lines and Shapes
    • Study material**:
      • Main book: "Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual" - Timothy Samara.
    • Exercise:
      • Create abstract compositions using only lines and basic shapes (circles, squares, triangles).
    Space and Texture
    • Study material:
      • Main book: "Graphic Design: The New Basics" - Ellen Lupton.
    • Exercise:
      • Redesign an existing piece optimizing the use of negative space.
      • Create 3 visual textures that convey different sensations (e.g. rough, smooth, dynamic).
    Size and Scale
    • Study material:
      • Main book: "Making and Breaking the Grid" - Timothy Samara.
    • Exercise:
      • Create a piece in which the main focus is the creative use of scales.
    Color: Theory and Application
    • Study material
      • Main book: "Interaction of Color" - Josef Albers.
    • Exercise:
      • Create a color palette based on different emotions (e.g. happiness, calm, urgency).
      • Redesign an existing piece with a focus on a specific color scheme (monochrome, complementary, etc.).
    Typography: Choosing and Using Fonts
    • Study material:
      • Main book: "Thinking with Type" - Ellen Lupton.
    • Exercise:
      • Create a piece using only typography to communicate a message.
      • Combine different fonts in a composition and justify the choices.

    Other Important Resources

    • "Grid Systems in Graphic Design"* - Josef Müller-Brockmann (to understand grids and alignments).
    • "Logo Modernism" - Jens Müller (for inspiration and study of graphic forms).
    • How to"* - Michael Bierut (to learn about design processes).
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    2025/01/02
    21:18 UTC

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    Hello fellow beginner drawers

    I have come to request beginner drawer videos because I am try to start learning art both digital and physical I have actually zero skill like I can draw a stick figure but not even a straight line so I need literally everything from technique to how to steady hands

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    2025/01/02
    20:47 UTC

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